Banjo



Patented Mar. 5, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

WILFGRD HALL HORTON, OF DALLAS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF TO W, FRANKRUSSELL, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

BANJO.

Application filed. August 10, 192

This invention relates to improvements in banjos: and more particularlyto improvements in the construction of the head 01 such an instrument.

The ordinury herd of? lhn ue uil hype of \Mii 1 the vellum iu stretched,that the vie emu-wring: from the vellum will not vilirutiolsg of thesaid rim of the head. lu the accompanying drawings: l igg'ure l avertical section through the head of a banjo construe accordance withthe present inven Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional iew takensubetantially on the line 22 of F'g ure 1, lrolring in the directioniiidiezzled by the arrows.

The banjo heard emhodyir the invention comprises the Ht'lllill rim orwill i? Ear-10d hy the numeral and whirh if; of wood equipped with theusual teui lining; do 2 which meet with the usual 2" ,4 f loo theperipheral portion of the vellum l at the reenl'oreed edge 5 thereoil.The usual heel; '3 oomieeeil to the ring ii the usual manner I l themuul l lllif'lilltlll" o? the l norring 3 struetione.

residee iu the prm'isioh, \Vllillil the n l, or tone umpu'l'ymg rim 8which i1- or enuulzu' ltorm and a, height somewhat greater than theheight of the rim 1, so that its upper marginal portion 9 will projectabove the corresponding portion Serial No. 128,463.

ti o rim 1, as best shown in Figure l of l 1 w 3 ue mawmgs. The upperedge oi the p01- 10.11 is transversely rounded, as shown 111 he saidfigure, and the vellum 4 1S Stretched The rim 8 preferably of over thisedge.

p1, although any other non 1. o z ullieieut 'dity i stillness or thepurpoee, such as some other other materiel Inasmuch the rim 8 isnon-resonant, there will be no vibration by the sound waves of the rim1, as is ordinarily the ease, and, therefore, the vihretio oi lhv t neewill he amplified or intensified. It

l be evident, therefore, that the sour wares produced in the playing ofthe lmnjo lv not be distorted but will produce me- )us tones.

The rim. 8 will, or? course, he held in pluee e usual securing bolts 10for the brackets of the tens'iioning devices 2, as well as by the on:gement of the ends of the her 7 through opz-ining's 11 in the rim 8 at5' metrimlly ppomte point; in its umferenoe.

rez. .lul titted wit... A the :spme pro at one rude beyond the (OllG-spoi'uliug side ol the said hrsul rim to conslzitute a support? overwhich the vellum of the banjo heard is to be stretched.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

VVILFORD HALL HORTON.

